September 2009

Dates to Remember:Sept. 5-8—RFE from Iowain NelsonSaturday September 11—Hot Dog Sales on BakerStreet with Car ShowSunday September 12—FallDistrict Assembly in Cres-tonSept. 11, 12—RYE Orienta-tion Camp at Worley, IDSept. 21-25—WaCanIdRideSept. 21—Breakfast withthe WaCanId BikersNov. 2—International Tast-ing Faire Haiti Fundraiser

Nov. 20—Auction

Feb. 7—Seafood Feast

September 2010Inside this issue:

Bridge Photos 2

Marilyn LawrenceLeonard, our RYEHot Dog Sales

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Teacher in Haiti FundedBetter Dental Health inGuatemela

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WaCanId Ride 5

Friendship ExchangesHiking, RLI, DistrictAssembly

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Mt. Sentinel InteractPlans Mexican MissionClub ProgramsTasting Faire

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ROTARY CLUB OFNELSON DAYBREAK

NELSON DAYBREAK ROTARYCOMPLETES COTTONWOOD CREEK BRIDGE

Building Communities – Bridging Continents might be the 2010-11 Rotary motto but the RotaryClub of Nelson Daybreak chose to provide a community bridge for the hikers, dog-walker, cy-clists and cross-country skiers who want to gain access to the Great Northern Trail from Cot-tonwood Park. For new Rotarian Pat Gibson, working on the bridge brought to fruition adream that she had when she first moved to Nelson 40 years ago. She was pleased to do herpart to provide a safe creek crossing for outdoor enthusiasts. Lead by Bridge Committee Chair,Roger Higgins, club members donated approximately 150 man-hours to the project. The Re-gional District of Central Kootenay gave their support for the project and the club receivedassistance of donations in kind from many locals including Marvin Work of Bear Spring Enter-prises and the Mount Sentinel Interact Club that provided the beams, Kalesnikoff Lumber pro-vided wood, B’habra Excavating provided concrete block placement and leveling, Nelson ReadyMix provided concrete blocks and crush, U-Haul provided the trailer and DM Willems, P.Eng. ofEffistruc Consulting Inc. provided drawings. Permits were issued by the Ministry of the Environ-ment and the Ministry of Fisheries to make the project possible. Thanks to volunteer RotariansRoger Higgins, Marvin Work, Marcello Piro, Dave Simpson, Mike McIndoe, Derek Deiner, San-dra England, Willem Oudemans, Sheila Hart, Marilyn Miller, Pat Gibson, Paula Kiss and to thefriends of Rotary Bernie Van Hooft, Stephen Hart, Alex Vermaat.

“I just want to pass along my appreciation and gratitude for all the work that was provided by the Rotarians to complete theCottonwood Lake Bridge. There were many stages to this project that involved the help of various people from the Daybreak

Rotarians. From the initial planning meetings to the placement of the concrete blocks to the building of the bridge itself, it has been apleasure to work with those involved. The finished product is awesome and will be enjoyed by many people in the District for years to

come. The bridge looks great!”

Bernie Van Hooft, Manager of Recreation, Regional District of Central Kootenay

OUR NEWEST ROTARIANMARILYN LAWRENCEI am very pleased to become a new member of Nelson’s Daybreak Rotary. I anticipate the yearsahead as being enriching and fulfilling through my association with the club. Let me introducemyself:My life journey began in Toronto and, gratefully, has led me here to Nelson—with many sidetrips along the way! Those happy formative years in Toronto influenced me to search for a ca-reer and a home that would reflect the core values instilled in me: close relationships in bothfamily and friendships, dedication for excellence at work, and the pursuit of meaningful contri-butions to society. And what better place than Nelson to realize those values and to have great opportunities for balance (fun!). Myspouse, Greg, and I discovered Nelson in the early 1970s and “fled” Toronto in 1974 to set up home here. I began teaching in 1976and now, thirty-three years later, have retired from a career that took me to five different schools and to the hearts and minds of athousand students. It was a tremendous career, one that was constantly inspiring, energizing and always fully gratifying.

Greg and I have 2 adult children: Julie (28) and Kristi (24). Both girls have been living in Victoria while pursuing post secondaryschooling and career jobs. Julie has just recently returned to Nelson on a short-term transfer with the Provincial Government.Greg and I have appreciated another heart beat in the home!

Travel and adventure have been my constant desires since early childhood, Summer camping adventures as a child later led tocross-country excursions, to roaming Europe and northern Africa, and with Greg and the girls on trips that covered the southernUSA, Mexico, France, England or Ireland. More recently we spent six months in SE Asia and just this year, four months in CentralAmerica. By traveling I seek to learn about indigenous peoples and cultural diversities, global issues and humanitarian needs. Mostgratifying was our recent work with the community of San Antonio Palapo in Guatemala. There we were kept busy with the localMayan people helping to install more efficient, cleaner wood burning stoves as well as assisting in other community initiatives.

I do not perceive retirement from teaching as a loss in my life, but rather an opportunity to enhance and expand on those pursuitsthat are important to me. Thanks to Rotary, I will be able to seize opportunities that help improve living conditions in developingcountries. I can become involved in youth projects and community service projects and fundraisers. And I will enjoy the friendshipand camaraderie along the way. A hike anyone? How about a bike ride?

SUPPORT THE CLUB’S HOT DOG SALES We need all the help that we can get for the hamburger sales at the Road King Car Show on Saturday Sep-tember 11. Hot Dog Sales At Wal Mart are progressing as scheduled to raise funds to support a teacher atthe Haiti Arise School. . Next sale days are September 24 & 25, October1,2 at Wal-Mart.

MEET LEONARD BATUBARA, OUR 2010-11 RYELeonard Batubara, aged 17, our club’s Rotary Youth Exchange student, from South Jakarta,Indonesia will arrive in Nelson at 9 a.m. on September 1. His first host family is Leo Degrootand Sandra Irvine and son Sean. He can be reached at 250-352-7230 or e-mail: leonardba-tubara@ymail.com. Other host families include Scott Spencer & Tatiana Petrov and Al & KelliMay. Club members are encouraged to involve Leonard in some of their family activities andhelp make him welcome to Canada.

Leonard and the noon club’s student, Luca Sattler from Germany and rebound students KirayaSpencer and Chipman Purdey will attend the Inbound Orientation Camp at Camp Lutherhavennear Worley Idaho on Sept. 10,11.

Nelson Daybreak Rotarians Fund Teacher for School in Grand-Goave, Haiti

International Literacy Day is September 8 – it is a time to focus attention on the need of800 million of the world’s adults that cannot read or write. Women compose 64% ofthis group that are unable to read such simple things as signs in a market place and lackskills that make them vulnerable to disease, hunger and extreme poverty. Over 72 mil-lion of the world’s children are not in school.Local Rotarians are supporting Rotary International’s initiative to change this situation bymaking active efforts to reduce illiteracy, empowering schools to meet needs of stu-

dents and assisting communities to provide a positive environment for literacy.Nelson Daybreak Rotarians are concerned about the situation in Haiti where 47% of the adults cannot read or write,with rates in the rural areas being even more staggering. Illiteracy condemns many to unemployment, hunger, sickness,fear, slavery and continuation of a life of abject poverty. Following the 2010 earthquake, most Haitians are wondering iflife will ever be normal again. To assist Haitians to take a small step towards creating normalcy, the Rotary Club ofNelson Daybreak has partnered with Kootenay Christian Fellowship and Haiti Arise, to provide the salary of a fullyqualified teacher for a year. Haiti Arise, a non-profit faith based organization, with relief fund grants from CIDA, is inthe process of building an elementary school that will include 5 classrooms and accommodate 200 children that havealready registered for the October 1 start date. The structure is made of wood, which Haitians deem to be safer thanthe concrete structures that tumbled so readily in the earthquake. There is still much to be done including desks to bebuilt and uniforms to be made. In January 2011, some members of Nelson Daybreak will journey to Haiti to ensurethat funds are being well spent and determine future support for the project.

Better Dental Health for Guatemala

Nelson Daybreak will be teaming up with Innovative Communities Organization to support the Mayan people of Guate-mala in attaining better dental health. Our club has pledged $400 to support this health initiative. Through Health Part-ners International of Canada, a medical aid organization dedicated to improving access to health care and medicine in thedeveloping world, Daybreak is able to supply a Dental Travel Pack. This pack has sufficient supplies to treat up to 200patients, with the supplies to relieve pain as well as perform extractions and basic restorative procedures, such as tempo-rary fillings.Marilyn Lawrence from our club, along with Jacqueline Mealing and John Sniveley from the noon club, will be return-ing to the Solola’ area of Guatemala to offer “hands on” support for this dental project, as well as other programs. ThisSolola’ area of Guatemala has been the site of other Daybreak projects. We built a relationship with the town of SanPablo Laguna a few years ago through our stove installation and education projects.In addition to providing necessary dental intervention, while in Guatemala, Rotarians will help to train a dental assistant/s to provide basic dental cleaning/hygiene. A third aspect of the mission will be to provide an educational component toencourage better dental health techniques and nutritional choices.For more information on Innovative Communities.org Foundation go to http://www.innovativecommunities.orgThe web link for Health Partners is www.hpicanada.ca

Join Us Sept.

21 – 255- day 340-mile (550 Kilometer) Bicycle ride around the International Sel-

kirk Loop—an incredible National Scenic Byway through Wash-ington, Idaho and British Columbia

Brought to you by the Rotary Clubs of the Selkirk LoopWhere: Start & end in Sandpoint, ID, Creston, BC or Nelson, BC

Sign up: Online www.wacanid.org Info: call 888.823.2626

Cost: $350

Hotel or Camp - Ride along lakes and Rivers - Enjoy the Great Scenery

The ride supports Rotary local and international projects

Volunteers Needed Sept. 21 – 25To host WaCanId Ride

A Potential Major Fundraiser for UsPresident Mike McIndoe is spear-heading the organization of our club’s involvement in the WaCanIdRide. This has the potential to be a major fund-raiser for our club. Please save these dates and of-fer to help out when the sign-up sheet is distributed. Volunteer roles include breakfast preparationon Sept. 21, pick-up of participants luggage at their accommodations in Nelson, transfer of the lug-gage to the hand-off station, sweep vehicle to follow cyclists to hand-off station; in the early after-noon pick up of the luggage at the ferry of those riders who started in Creston, sweep vehicles toassist any stranded cyclers between the ferry and Nelson, greeting committee at Lakeside Park, bak-ers of muffins or other nutritious snacks for greeting committee at Lakeside Park.

SAG support

Luggage Handling

Lodging discounts

Meal discounts

Border Crossing Assistance

Kick off breakfast at Start loca-tions

Snack & Aid Stations

Dri-line long sleeve ride shirtincluded

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE TEAMFROM D6000 IOWA

One of Rotary’s very popular programs involves Rotary Friendship Exchanges, in which

a team of Rotarians and spouses, representing a Rotary District in one part of the

world, visits members in one or more Districts in another part of the world. Members

of that team are guests of the Rotary District being visited, as well as the individual Rotarian families there. Typically, either before

or following that visit will be a return trip back to the home District of the visiting team.

The team visiting this area of British Columbia now is from Rotary International District 6000, representing about one-half of the

state of Iowa in the United States. The team is composed of five couples and will be in British Columbia for two weeks. District

6000 has enjoyed hosting similar teams from many parts of the world over the years and looks forward to hosting a return group

from British Columbia in the future.

Arriving in Cranbrook on September 27, their schedule calls for visits to clubs and sights of interest in that area before visiting Ro-

tarians in Creston, Castlegar and Nelson.

Members of the District 6000 team include: Al and Krisanne Orsborn (who are acting as team leaders); Richard and MarjorieJohnson; Ken and Jo Noble; Jack and Jill Schreiber; and, Keith and Myrna Whigham (both Rotarians).

CALL ISSUED FOR OUTBOUND RFE TO AUSTRALIAA Call for Expression of Interest for members for an outbound Rotary Friendship Exchange Team to go to District 9790 in Austra-lia, from October 4-15, 2011 has been issued. Interested parties should contact Sheila Hart for a copy of the recently revised Out-bound Team Member Information Form.

LAST ROTARY HIKE OF THE SEASON TO PILOT POINTSunday, September 5 will be the last Rotary hike of the season. It is a beautiful and easy walk along the coast of Pilot Point Provincial Park toBoomer Beach with stops along the way. Bring lunch. Option is open to visit the Ashram later in the day. Meet at 8am for the 8:10 ferry. As it isa busy weekend we will regroup for transportation at the Lang's Cafe area at Balfour. The trail head is only around two km from the KootenayLanding.This is an open invitation for both clubs. Email if you need a ride. I will get in line early on to insure a space. Confirm with Jacqueline Mealing 250353 2810 jacquelinemealing@hotmail.com

TENTATIVE DATE FOR WEST KOOTENAY ROTARY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTESESSIONS ANNOUNCED—LETS TRY TO GET IT IN NELSON

In the August Club bulletin, the dates for RLI sessions throughout the district were listed. As many of you who participated in RLIlast year are aware, sessions were held in Nelson because that is the place that had the most registrants. Lets see if we can make itconvenient for dedicated Nelson Rotarians by making our wishes known for a session to be held in Nelson on Saturday November27. District Trainer Al Davis is prepared to organize a Part 1 or a Part 2 depending on response.

If you are interested in attending any of these sessions, please contact Allan Davis at e-mail advis@shaw.caRotary Leadership Institute is an unofficial affiliate of Rotary International. It is a grassroots-training program designed to help fu-ture club leaders prepare for their club and community leadership role through a quality training and educational experience. RLIhas now spread to over 180 Districts in the Rotary world. This is an ideal training session for newer Rotarians keen on learningmore about the operation of Rotary.

FALL DISTRICT ASSEMBLY IN CRESTON—SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12The Fall District Assembly i.e. Membership and Foundation Seminar will be held on Sunday September 12 at Prince Charles Secon-dary School in Creston from 9 a.m.—4 p.m. Registration can be done through the Rotary International District 5080 web-site andthe $10 registration fee can be paid at the door. Lunch will be included.

MOUNT SENTINEL INTERACT PLANS MEXICAN MISSION

This coming January, The Mount Sentinel Interact Club will travel to Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca, is located in southernMexico, and has a large indigenous population. Oaxaca ranks as the second poorest state in Mexico, after Chiapas, fol-lowed by Guerrero. Over 76% of its residents live in extreme poverty, lacking basic necessities such as food, water,education and healthcare.The Mount Sentinel Interact Club will be working with local communities andorganizations on several initiatives to bring about long lasting institutionalchange.

Micro-financeFundación En Vía is a non-profit microfinance organization working to fightpoverty around Oaxaca. They provide interest-free micro-loans to helpwomen start or expand their small businesses, and are working to build onthat with a broad range of other programs – from education to financial liter-acy to environmental support. Our core commitment is to provide interest-free micro-loans to women living in poverty around Oaxaca to create or grow their small businesses - and by doing so,to help them get themselves and their families out of poverty.

Microfinance is an approach to fighting poverty that is based on the idea that many people living in poverty around theworld have many of the resources that they need to get out of it: ideas, skills, drive. A major problem is that becauseof the way our financial systems are set up, people living in poverty often do not have access to the basic financial ser-vices, like access to credit, that they need to take advantage of the ideas and skills that they have, and that so many ofus take for granted. By solving this problem, and correcting this imbalance in the financial system, microfinance canhelp people get themselves out of poverty.

A micro-credit loan of 1300 pesos, is provided to entrepreneurs to help them start or grow their small busi-nesses. Fundacion En Via also offers further support to their borrowers, includinghealth, education, training in financial literacy, and business planning.

The following story illustrates the power that even a tiny loan can have.Guadalupe is a weaver in the town of Teotitlán who has been weaving beautiful rugsall of her life, and who depends on the rugs she weaves to support her six children.Up until last year, to weave a rug, she needed to use the yarn provided by one ofthe ¨casas grandes¨, the big rug houses in town that re-sell rugs to tourists. Whenshe used their yarn, she was obligated to sell the rug she made to the casa grande,and was paid 600 pesos for the size rug she typically made. When she received herfirst En Vía loan, Guadalupe was able to purchase her own yarn. With that yarn, she wove her own rugs, which shethen shopped around to different casas grandes until she got the best price for it - often 1200 pesos, giving her close totwice the profit that she would have gotten before. With a loan of just 1300 pesos (approximately $100 US) Guada-lupe was able to gain independence from the casas grandes and start her own weaving business.

Mount Sentinel Interact Club is raising funds to support and expand this local initiative. They hope to be able to pro-vide Fundacion En Via with $3000 to go towards micro-loans.

Eco-tourism

Located in the Sierra Norte outside of Oaxaca city, the Pueblos Mancomunados is a local organization made up of the

villages of Cuajimoloyas, Benito Juarez, La Neveria, Latuvi, Llano Grande, Yavesia, Lachatao and Amatlan. The purposeof the union is the protection of the forest and of local traditions. The cultivation of a tourist industry is seen as benefi-cial to these goals since it provides yet another reason to preserve the forest and it gives jobs to the local youth whomight otherwise be compelled to leave the villages for employment elsewhere. Tourists are attracted to the oldgrowth pine and oak forests and the many trails which have linked the villages for centuries.

The Mount Sentinel Interact Club will help with building and maintaining the infrastructure needed to promote this lo-cal initiative. The youth will work with the local community and want to bring $1200 for supplies and materials.

Helping people help themselves is providing aid that keeps working into the future. Additionally, the Interacters willlearn valuable entrepreneurial skills and will see first hand how communities deal with poverty.

The Mount Sentinel Interact Club has been working on the community garden at the school, building raised bed gar-dens and a greenhouse. They plan on providing the Hot Lunch program and cooking class with fresh produce. Onceschool starts they will be traveling to the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and several First Nations communities towork on community development projects.

Submitted by Don Warthe

CLUB PROGRAMS FOR SEPTEMBERSept.7—IOWA Rotary Friendship Exchange Team presentation

Sept. 14—Sebastian Demarre, Sand Water filters in Haiti

Spet. 21—Breakfast with the WaCanId Bikers

Sept. 28—Club Assembly

EARLY BIRD NOTICE FOR INTERNATIONAL TASTING FAIRE

Tuesday November 2 has been set for the date of our International Tasting Faire, which will be held at KootenayChrisitian Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. Proceeds from this will go to support the teacher project in Haiti. Watch for moredetails in the October Club Bulletin. Our 2 Marilyns will be Co-Coordinators for this event.